Horst Jordan

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Horst Jordan (born July 24, 1923 in Berlin ; † October 12, 2006 ) was a German journalist , interpreter and deputy chief executive of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) Wiesbaden and chief executive of the IHK Wuppertal-Solingen-Remscheid .

life and work

Horst Jordan began his professional career in 1946 after military service and captivity as a special interpreter for the US Air Force and language teacher for American officer's families. With these part-time activities, he partly financed his studies in law and economics at the University of Mainz , which he completed in 1949. From 1948 to 1952 Horst Jordan worked as a journalist , including for the Hessischer Rundfunk and the Wiesbadener Zeitung. In 1952 he received his doctorate and then joined the Wiesbaden Chamber of Commerce as head of the public relations department . In 1956 he was appointed managing director and in 1959 deputy managing director.

From 1966 to 1990 Jordan headed the IHK Wuppertal-Solingen-Remscheid. During his term of office in 1977, the IHK districts were reorganized. He succeeded in merging the once independent Wuppertal , Solingen and Remscheid chambers to form the Wuppertal-Solingen-Remscheid Chamber of Commerce . Within the IHK organization, Jordan represented the interests of business in the district planning council of Düsseldorf for many years . He was also important in the field of public finance for the commercial economy. He was also involved as a member of the State Loan Committee and the State Guarantee Committee. On his initiative, the guarantee associations in the country to shut Bürgschaftsbank North Rhine-Westphalia together whose chairman he was for years. He succeeded in winning well-known Wuppertal companies and institutions as co-shareholders.

Even after leaving the chamber service, Jordan remained active in the region. So he built up the Technology Center Wuppertal (W-tec) and got involved in the 2006 Regionale . Jordan was active as a writer and journalist until his death. He has written numerous books and articles on the economic history of the Bergisches Land and was active as a translator of the works of prominent American authors (including for the former American Foreign Minister Henry Kissinger ). He was also an avid philatelist and numismatist . Jordan died after a short illness at the age of 83.

Honors

For his diverse work for the benefit of the economy as a whole, Horst Jordan received the Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and in 1989 the Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia . The council of the city of Wuppertal honored him with the ring of honor of the city of Wuppertal , and the city association of citizens and district associations with the golden suspension railway . The general assembly of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce awarded him the Chamber of Honor plaque for his outstanding achievements .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Merit holders since 1986. State Chancellery of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, accessed on March 11, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Jordan, Horst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German journalist and interpreter
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH October 12, 2006